BLACKMAILER AND BARONESS
SENSATIONAL CROSS-EXAMINA-TION OF EX-CONVICT.
(Bi IUCTBIC TCLBOBAPQ—CoFTBIOHT ) (Peb Pbiss Association.) Received March 5, 10.45 a.m LONDON, March' 4. Hugh Dalrymple, an ex-convict, sued Baroness Von Goetz, a wealthy philanthropist and organiser of a farm for discharged prisoners. Dalrymple alleged he loaned the baroness money and produced scores of the baroness's letters containing endearments. By' a sensational cross-examination counsel proved that Dalrymple had been convicted of frauds on women in 1896., In order to explain the discrepancies in 1 his letters Dalrymple alleged he had a twin brother who was responsible. Dalrymple's counsel threw up his brief and a verdict was returned for defendant.
The Judge impounded a hundred letters which were obvious forgeries. Evidence was given that the baroness had £40,000 in the bank at the time of blackmailing.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 9740, 5 March 1914, Page 5
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